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Frederick Stanley Arnot [1858-1914] is remembered for his pioneering missionary work in Angola, Zambia, and in the Democratic Republic of Congo among the Garenganze people. He also did much during his furloughs in England both to recruit new workers and to ensure their support. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy ... Read more... Congo, Homeschool, Africa, Thankful, Bible, England, College, Student, Christian

Frederick Stanley Arnot [1858-1914] is remembered for his pioneering missionary work in Angola, Zambia, and in the Democratic Republic of Congo among the Garenganze people. He also did much during his furloughs in England both to recruit new workers and to ensure their support. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy ... Read more...

This is an account of the beginnings of the Bible Churchmen’s Missionary Society (B.C.M.S.) work in Burma. B.C.M.S. became Crosslinks in 1992. My thanks to Crosslinks and to Rev. A.T. Houghton’s family for their kind permission to place this book on-line, and to Redcliffe College for providing a copy to scan. This book is copyright ... Read more... The Rev, Books, Pastor, Biblia, University

This is an account of the beginnings of the Bible Churchmen’s Missionary Society (B.C.M.S.) work in Burma. B.C.M.S. became Crosslinks in 1992. My thanks to Crosslinks and to Rev. A.T. Houghton’s family for their kind permission to place this book on-line, and to Redcliffe College for providing a copy to scan. This book is copyright ... Read more...

Fernando Po (now called Bioko) is an island located off the coast of Cameroon in West Africa which form s the most northerly territory of the nation of Equatorial Guinea. Nathaniel Boocock’s book tells the story of mission work under taken there up to 1912 under the auspices of Primitive Methodist African Missions. My thanks ... Read more... African Name, Ancient Names, Garden Of Eden, School Hacks, West Africa, Black History, Primitive, Coast, Shelf

Fernando Po (now called Bioko) is an island located off the coast of Cameroon in West Africa which form s the most northerly territory of the nation of Equatorial Guinea. Nathaniel Boocock’s book tells the story of mission work under taken there up to 1912 under the auspices of Primitive Methodist African Missions. My thanks ... Read more...

This large-format and profusely illustrated book provides a unique record of missions work across North Africa up to the end of the 19th Century. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of the book to digitise. This book is in the public domain. John Rutherford [1816-1866] & Edward H. Glenny [1853-1926], ... Read more... Large Format, North Africa, Public Domain, The Book, 19th Century, Amp

This large-format and profusely illustrated book provides a unique record of missions work across North Africa up to the end of the 19th Century. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of the book to digitise. This book is in the public domain. John Rutherford [1816-1866] & Edward H. Glenny [1853-1926], ... Read more...

William Taylor [1821-1902] was missionary bishop of Africa from 1884 to 1896. This book attempts to provide a history of Africa from earliest times until the end of the Nineteenth Century. It includes a description of the exploratory work of David Livingstone, native religions and the progress of missionary work in the Nineteenth Century. There ... Read more... David Livingstone, Religion, Dark, Illustration, Times

David Livingstone

William Taylor [1821-1902] was missionary bishop of Africa from 1884 to 1896. This book attempts to provide a history of Africa from earliest times until the end of the Nineteenth Century. It includes a description of the exploratory work of David Livingstone, native religions and the progress of missionary work in the Nineteenth Century. There ... Read more...

This is an official record of work undertaken by the South American Missionary Society up to 1905, beginning with an account of the ministry of Captain Allen F. Gardiner [1794-1851]. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing a copy to scan. This book is in the public domain. Robert Young, From Cape Horn to Panama. ... Read more... Isthmus Of Panama, Robert Young, Ministry, South America, Horn, Cape

Isthmus Of Panama

This is an official record of work undertaken by the South American Missionary Society up to 1905, beginning with an account of the ministry of Captain Allen F. Gardiner [1794-1851]. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing a copy to scan. This book is in the public domain. Robert Young, From Cape Horn to Panama. ... Read more...

This book is a history of the growth of the church in Japan, focusing on the work of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of the book to scan. This title is in the public domain. Herbert Moore [1863-1943], ... Read more... Christianity In Japan, Propagation, Christian Faith, Book Worms

Christianity In Japan

Christian Faith

This book is a history of the growth of the church in Japan, focusing on the work of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of the book to scan. This title is in the public domain. Herbert Moore [1863-1943], ... Read more...

William Kendall Gale [1873-1935], who served with the London Missionary Society (LMS), was well qualified to write on the subject of church planting in Madagascar, having established over 200 churches in that country. This book is a compilation of his articles previous published in Word Dominion magazine. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me ... Read more... Madagascar, Planting, Kendall, Articles

William Kendall Gale [1873-1935], who served with the London Missionary Society (LMS), was well qualified to write on the subject of church planting in Madagascar, having established over 200 churches in that country. This book is a compilation of his articles previous published in Word Dominion magazine. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me ... Read more...

The Mission to Lepers – later known as The Leprosy Mission – was founded by Wellesley C Bailey. This book, published three years before Bailey’s death at the age of 91 – to which he contributed the foreword – recounts the mission’s history. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of ... Read more... Read More, Death, Age

The Mission to Lepers – later known as The Leprosy Mission – was founded by Wellesley C Bailey. This book, published three years before Bailey’s death at the age of 91 – to which he contributed the foreword – recounts the mission’s history. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of ... Read more...

Despite its somewhat unfortunate title, this book provides a helpful overview of Christian missions in Egypt before focusing on the work of the Presbyterian Church of North America. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy to digitise. This book is now in the public domain. Charles R. Watson [1873-1948], Egypt and ... Read more... Egypt, North America

Despite its somewhat unfortunate title, this book provides a helpful overview of Christian missions in Egypt before focusing on the work of the Presbyterian Church of North America. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy to digitise. This book is now in the public domain. Charles R. Watson [1873-1948], Egypt and ... Read more...

To understand this book you will need to forget the borders of the modern nation of Sudan because, as the map above shows, in the 1900s “Sudan” referred to a much larger area. Karl Kumm’s work provides a wealth of background information about this region. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a ... Read more... Background Information, Wealth, Larger, Map, History, Modern

Background Information

To understand this book you will need to forget the borders of the modern nation of Sudan because, as the map above shows, in the 1900s “Sudan” referred to a much larger area. Karl Kumm’s work provides a wealth of background information about this region. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a ... Read more...

Arthur Tatchell’s history of medical missions in China is illustrated with 46 photographs which have been scanned in greyscale to preserve their quality. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of the book to scan. This title is in the Public Domain. W. Arthur Tatchell [1869-1937], Medical Missions in China. In ... Read more... Preserve, Photographs, Medical, China

Arthur Tatchell’s history of medical missions in China is illustrated with 46 photographs which have been scanned in greyscale to preserve their quality. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of the book to scan. This title is in the Public Domain. W. Arthur Tatchell [1869-1937], Medical Missions in China. In ... Read more...

Dr Billy Hall offers a detailed review of Lloyd A. Cooke’s book The Story of Jamaican Missions. How the Gospel Went from Jamaica to the World in the Caribbean Journal of Evangelical Theology. Billy Hall, “Book Review: The Story of Jamaican Missions. How the Gospel Went from Jamaica to the World,” Caribbean Journal of Evangelical ... Read more... Book Review, Jamaica, Caribbean, Journal

Dr Billy Hall offers a detailed review of Lloyd A. Cooke’s book The Story of Jamaican Missions. How the Gospel Went from Jamaica to the World in the Caribbean Journal of Evangelical Theology. Billy Hall, “Book Review: The Story of Jamaican Missions. How the Gospel Went from Jamaica to the World,” Caribbean Journal of Evangelical ... Read more...

This is a series of public lectures on missions by one of the 19th Centuries most enthusiastic proponents of the Enterprise. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of this book to scan. This title is in the Public Domain. Arthur T. Pierson [1837-1911], The Divine Enterprise of Missions. London: Hodder ... Read more... Holy Ghost, End Of The World, Biography, Pdf, London, Book

End Of The World

This is a series of public lectures on missions by one of the 19th Centuries most enthusiastic proponents of the Enterprise. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of this book to scan. This title is in the Public Domain. Arthur T. Pierson [1837-1911], The Divine Enterprise of Missions. London: Hodder ... Read more...

This is a heavily illustrated history of Nineteenth Century Missionary work in Uganda undertaken by the Church Missionary Society. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing a copy to scan. This book is in the Public Domain. Martin J. Hall [1864-1900], Through My Spectacles in Uganda; Or, The Story of a Fruitful Field. London: Church ... Read more... Uganda

This is a heavily illustrated history of Nineteenth Century Missionary work in Uganda undertaken by the Church Missionary Society. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing a copy to scan. This book is in the Public Domain. Martin J. Hall [1864-1900], Through My Spectacles in Uganda; Or, The Story of a Fruitful Field. London: Church ... Read more...

Walter Elwell notes that Arthur T. Pierson [1837-1911] was “[h]ailed as the greatest populizer of missions of his age and one who revolutionised missionary literature…” [Evangelical Dictionary fo World Missions, p.756]. In this volume he summarises the history of missions, outlines the problems facing the missionary enterprise in the 1880s and suggests a solution. My ... Read more... Outlines, Literature, Notes, Blog, Literatura, Report Cards

Walter Elwell notes that Arthur T. Pierson [1837-1911] was “[h]ailed as the greatest populizer of missions of his age and one who revolutionised missionary literature…” [Evangelical Dictionary fo World Missions, p.756]. In this volume he summarises the history of missions, outlines the problems facing the missionary enterprise in the 1880s and suggests a solution. My ... Read more...

Edwin Hodder’s 6 volume work intended to provide an overview of the progress of Christian Missions since the 17th Century extends to over 1,700 pages and is profusely illustrated throughout. In particular, the detailed colour maps included in each volume are worth examining closely. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy ... Read more... 17th Century, Maps, Colour, Color

Edwin Hodder’s 6 volume work intended to provide an overview of the progress of Christian Missions since the 17th Century extends to over 1,700 pages and is profusely illustrated throughout. In particular, the detailed colour maps included in each volume are worth examining closely. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy ... Read more...

William Canton [1845-1926], A History of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 5 Vols. London: John Murray, 1904. Hbk. pp.2425. Bible Society, British, Blogging, Christians, London England

William Canton [1845-1926], A History of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 5 Vols. London: John Murray, 1904. Hbk. pp.2425.

This is the story of the work of the United Church of Canada in Angola. It has a number of photographs which I have included in greyscale to preserve their quality. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy. This book is in the Public Domain. John T. Tucker [1883-1958], Drums in ... Read more... Drums, The Unit

This is the story of the work of the United Church of Canada in Angola. It has a number of photographs which I have included in greyscale to preserve their quality. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy. This book is in the Public Domain. John T. Tucker [1883-1958], Drums in ... Read more...

One of the most poignant periods of mission history took place as part of the Boxer Rebellion in China between 1899 and 1901. Thousands of native Chinese Christians and many members of the China Inland Mission lost their lives at this time. This book commemorates those who lost their lives and tells the story of ... Read more... Boxer Rebellion, History Taking, Chinese, Lost, Libros

Boxer Rebellion

One of the most poignant periods of mission history took place as part of the Boxer Rebellion in China between 1899 and 1901. Thousands of native Chinese Christians and many members of the China Inland Mission lost their lives at this time. This book commemorates those who lost their lives and tells the story of ... Read more...

Paul King’s history of missionary work in China includes a survey of China’s history before the Nestorians first brought Christianity there in the 8th century. It goes on to describe the growth of the church up to the early 20th Century. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of this book ... Read more... It Goes On, Christianity, Spirituality, King

Paul King’s history of missionary work in China includes a survey of China’s history before the Nestorians first brought Christianity there in the 8th century. It goes on to describe the growth of the church up to the early 20th Century. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of this book ... Read more...

Kilgour’s history of Bible translation was written to serve as a record of what had been achieved by the beginning of World War II. It also indicated which people-groups were still waiting for a Bible in their own language. The volume contains numerous illustrative maps, which I have included in greyscale. My thanks to Redcliffe ... Read more... Bible Translations, World War Ii, Waiting, Language, People, World War Two

Bible Translations

Kilgour’s history of Bible translation was written to serve as a record of what had been achieved by the beginning of World War II. It also indicated which people-groups were still waiting for a Bible in their own language. The volume contains numerous illustrative maps, which I have included in greyscale. My thanks to Redcliffe ... Read more...

Charles Robinson’s text-book on missions is comprehensive in its scope, covering the theology of missions, their geographical progress around the globe and among different religions. A chapter on missions societies is also included. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy to scan. This work is in the Public Domain. Charles Henry ... Read more... Textbook, Globe, Speech Balloon

Charles Robinson’s text-book on missions is comprehensive in its scope, covering the theology of missions, their geographical progress around the globe and among different religions. A chapter on missions societies is also included. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy to scan. This work is in the Public Domain. Charles Henry ... Read more...

W. St. Clair-Tisdall provides us with a history of the progress of the Gospel in Armenia up to 1897. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy to scan. This title is in the Public Domain. W. St. Clair-Tisdall [1859-1928], The Conversion of Armenia to the Christian Faith. London: The Religious Tract ... Read more... Armenia

W. St. Clair-Tisdall provides us with a history of the progress of the Gospel in Armenia up to 1897. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy to scan. This title is in the Public Domain. W. St. Clair-Tisdall [1859-1928], The Conversion of Armenia to the Christian Faith. London: The Religious Tract ... Read more...

The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (S.P.G) was founded in 1701 as an overseas missionary organisation of the church of England. Georgiana Forde provides us with a short history of the mission in which 15,000 men and women served. The Wikipedia article provides a useful summary here. My thanks to ... Read more... Church Of England, Summary, Women, Organization

Church Of England

The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (S.P.G) was founded in 1701 as an overseas missionary organisation of the church of England. Georgiana Forde provides us with a short history of the mission in which 15,000 men and women served. The Wikipedia article provides a useful summary here. My thanks to ... Read more...